shadowknows69
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Thu Sep-24-09 06:24 AM
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Feeling like the world is in need of repair The chassis is bent and broken Other parts showing signs of wear
Reserve tank has been sucked quite dry Without another pump anywhere in sight Dangerous wastelands of road lay ahead Still a ways in the distance, but not too far To see that it’s a dead end street Rife with mystery and dread
Blindly, but continuously rolling Eternity patrolling Putter and ponder we onward Putting pathetic patches on parts To keep the engine going
Who is the driver? Where does the journey lead? Are we on this trip together? Or six billion single operators Pushing overheated wrecks For just that last burst of speed
Like a race for all our lives But are we here just for the crashes? Or at the finish is there really a prize? Will it be trophy and a kiss from someone pretty? Or a whole car full of despair My money is on the latter If we don’t get this machine some repair -S
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Thu Sep-24-09 06:28 AM
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Thu Sep-24-09 06:30 AM
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2. Lol Thanks. Does that poem sound like I'm going to have a great day? |
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Just kidding. Maybe I will now that I just got that depressing muck out of me.
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Thu Sep-24-09 06:39 AM
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6. As a matter of fact it does to me |
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and I'm not kidding :hi:
You know Shadow I miss your posts back when you were driving a cab and keeping us up to speed on the kids going and coming to and from the war zone. I say kids not out of disrespect but out of concern for their well being in such a hostile situation, both there and here then.
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Thu Sep-24-09 06:43 AM
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7. Couldn't keep doing it madokie. Having too many nightmares that weren't mine. |
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Hard to go to work when your heart has to break every night. I have nothing but respect for people that can work among the misery of things like an ER or EMTs, and of course soldiers. I wish I was strong enough to keep telling their stories, and I may still compile my work someday, but I'm no good as an independent journalist anymore until I can learn to shield myself from my own empathy again.
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Thu Sep-24-09 06:32 AM
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Thank you, S, and good morning! :hi:
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Thu Sep-24-09 06:32 AM
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Thu Sep-24-09 06:37 AM
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Thanks for the :* -- coffee breath! :rofl:
:hug:
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Thu Sep-24-09 06:44 AM
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8. And cigarettes from me. How ya like me now. No garlic last night though I promise. |
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Thu Sep-24-09 06:47 AM
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I had just a smoke myself. Cancelled your coffee/cig breath out. :rofl:
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Thu Sep-24-09 06:37 AM
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5. " 'Tis done, but yesterday, a king, |
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And bound with kings to strive. But now, thou art a nameless thing, so abject, yet alive..."
Byron, Ode to Napoleon
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Thu Sep-24-09 06:45 AM
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9. I need to read more Byron. I think I channel him from time to time. |
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Thu Sep-24-09 07:10 AM
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11. I have a big fat book of his oevre somewhere, but |
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where I first heard that particular poem was a version set to music by the mid-20th century composer, Arnold Schoenberg. Definitely worth checking out if you sometimes like things that "go against the grain."
Glad to see the fruits of your creativity.
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Thu Sep-24-09 07:12 AM
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12. I'm sure you can find most of Byrons stuff on the net by now. |
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Edited on Thu Sep-24-09 07:13 AM by shadowknows69
I'm chewing through a Whitman website now. Probably some Blake and Yeats for me after that. Haven't read "The Second Coming" in a while. My personal favorite I think.
ETA-Thank you for the compliment.
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Thu Sep-24-09 08:02 AM
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13. Looks to me like you did an excellent job capturing the American psyche. |
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Thu Sep-24-09 08:06 AM
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14. Thanks Midnight. Wish I could corral my own lol. |
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That's the weird thing about poets. Some of us can interpret the universe, but finding a matching pair of socks is murder.
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Fri Sep-25-09 11:43 AM
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16. You are in good company, I have heard that said about some of our best and brightest. |
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If you can get your hands on a movie called IQ, it depicts Einstein and his fellow scientist in similiar fashion.
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Fri Sep-25-09 11:45 AM
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17. I believe I've seen it. Walter Mathau and Tim Robbins right? |
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Thu Sep-24-09 05:41 PM
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15. One night time kick. Yes, I'm a whore. |
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